While rooting for a full-fledged probe into Thursday’s Foot Over Bridge (FOB) collapse near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) that claimed six lives and left 30 others injured, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Friday asked the Maharashtra Government to come out with a white paper on the condition of Foot Over Bridges and all other bridges in Mumbai.
Releasing a letter written by the Central Railways on November 11, 2015 about the critical condition of various bridges in the metropolis, Pawar charged that both the Maharashtra Government and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) did not take the CR’s letter seriously.
“Whatever happened yesterday is a matter of serious concern. Mumbai is country’s commercial Capital. More than one crore travel to Churchgate and CSMT from distant like Virar and Karjat/Kasara respectively. At least 15 to 20 mishaps take place every day. At 3000 commuters are killed in railway mishaps every year,” Pawar said.
Taking a dig at PM Modi for his bullet train project, Pawar said: “More than the introduction of bullet trains, what Mumbaikars need is safetyproof suburban stations”.
